World / Asia

Thailand extends pandemic measures, expands lockdown areas 01 Aug 2021 - 04:32 pm

BANGKOK: Thailand on Sunday extended tighter containment measures in the capital and high-risk provinces probably until the end of August in a bid...

China reports 75 new COVID-19 cases as Delta cluster expands 01 Aug 2021 - 04:15 pm

BEIJING: China reported 75 new cases of COVID-19 on Sunday as cities began introducing strict curbs to halt an increasingly severe outbreak of...

Myanmar army ruler takes prime minister role, again pledges elections 01 Aug 2021 - 02:33 pm

Bangkok: Myanmar's military ruler Min Aung Hlaing has taken on the role of prime minister in a newly formed caretaker government, state media...

Cambodia to mix vaccines as booster shots to fight Covid 01 Aug 2021 - 12:10 pm

Phnom Penh: Cambodia will begin offering a booster shot against Covid-19, switching between the AstraZeneca and Chinese COVID-19 vaccines in an effort to...

Taliban rockets hit Kandahar airport, clashes intensify in Afghanistan 01 Aug 2021 - 11:02 am

Kabul: Taliban fighters struck Kandahar airport in southern Afghanistan with at least three rockets overnight, the insurgent group's spokesman said on Sunday, adding...

Delta variant rampant in Asia; Tokyo, Thailand, Malaysia post record Covid infections 31 Jul 2021 - 12:12 pm

The Olympics host city Tokyo, as well as Thailand and Malaysia, announced a record number of COVID-19 infections on Saturday, mostly driven by...

Pakistan's largest city to undergo partial lockdown to curb virus spread 30 Jul 2021 - 04:59 pm

KARACHI, Pakistan: Pakistan’s largest city, Karachi, is to undergo a week-long partial lockdown starting Saturday to curb the spread of the coronavirus Delta...

Vietnam taps private hospitals as Delta-driven COVID-19 infections rise 30 Jul 2021 - 03:36 pm

HANOI: Vietnam's health ministry issued an urgent appeal on Friday for private hospitals to treat COVID-19 patients as the Southeast Asian country battles...

Australia PM wants 80% of adults vaccinated before border opening 30 Jul 2021 - 12:26 pm

SYDNEY - Australia will have to vaccinate 80% of its adults against COVID-19 before it can consider reopening its border, Prime Minister Scott...

India's Serum Institute ties up with industry in push to vaccinate rural areas 30 Jul 2021 - 12:23 pm

NEW DELHI - The Serum Institute of India (SII) said on Friday it had partnered with an industry body to expand the reach...

Japan expands state of emergency as COVID-19 surge shadows Olympics 30 Jul 2021 - 12:00 pm

TOKYO - Japan decided on Friday to expand states of emergency to three prefectures near Olympic host Tokyo and the western prefecture of...

Philippines to place Manila area in lockdown to curb Delta variant 30 Jul 2021 - 11:52 am

MANILA - Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte on Friday approved the imposition of lockdown measures in the capital region, in a bid to contain...

India's Kerala state orders lockdown as COVID-19 infections rise 29 Jul 2021 - 08:01 pm

NEW Delhi: India's southern state of Kerala on Thursday announced a two-day lockdown as federal authorities planned to send experts to fight the...

Phuket restricts travel from other Thai regions as COVID-19 cases surge 29 Jul 2021 - 07:46 pm

Thailand's Phuket will ban travel from the rest of the country from Aug. 3-16 to try to stop a surge in coronavirus cases...

Australian military to help enforce Sydney COVID-19 lockdown as cases rise 29 Jul 2021 - 06:02 pm

SYDNEY: Australia's military will help enforce a lockdown in Sydney after the city of 6 million posted a record daily rise in COVID-19...

S.Korea experts call for more COVID curbs as easygoing young fuel surge 29 Jul 2021 - 05:21 pm

SEOUL: South Korean health experts called on Thursday for tougher social distancing rules including a midnight curfew as the number of severe COVID-19...

Vietnam accelerates vaccinations in COVID-19 epicentre 29 Jul 2021 - 05:08 pm

HANOI: Vietnam will accelerate its vaccine rollout in COVID-19 hotspot Ho Chi Minh City and build more field hospitals, authorities said on Thursday,...

Pakistan to ban public sector, education, malls, air travel for unvaccinated 29 Jul 2021 - 03:46 pm

ISLAMABAD:Pakistan is to ban staff from entering public offices, schools, restaurants, transport and shopping malls without vaccination certificates, officials said on Thursday, despite...